Posted on 09/17/2024 11:57:01 AM PDT by simpson96
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the popular diabetes drugs marketed under the the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, claiming that the drug’s labeling doesn’t adequently warn about the potential side effects.
One of those side effects, Juanita Gantt claimed on CBS Mornings, impacted her colon, which she asserts had to be removed as a result of the medication.
Novo Nordisk has responded to the claims, saying the suit is "without merit."
Gantt says she was first prescribed Wegovy, and then Ozempic, because her doctor thought she was at risk of developing diabetes. As she told CBS, the 62-year-old weighed 242 lbs.
At first, she said, "I was feeling fine. I enjoyed the days that I didn't have to worry about my appetite. I didn't have cravings. I just felt like I was doing something positive for myself.”
But in October 2023, Gantt says her husband found her unconscious on the floor.
She told CBS that parts of her large intestine had died and needed to be removed; While recovering from surgery, she went into cardiac arrest.
She now lives with an ileostomy bag. As the Cleveland Clinic explains, it’s the result of a surgery that changes the way your body excretes waste.
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Dr. recommends trading one risk for another.
Just like with the vax.
Sometimes it's just better to kick back and monitor for awhile.
Diverticulitis....
Pharmekia isn’t known as SORCERY for nothin’!
Lazy way to lose weight.
She could have done a low carb diet but that takes work and self-discipline.
Someone needs to sue to find out how much that doctor was paid to prescribe this. It’s happening everywhere. One more thing RFK Jr should be tackling.
If people want to lose weight, do what Dr Now tells the fatso’s on My 600 pound life to do, 1200 calorie a day diet, lots of protein, NO carbs..you don’t have to inject yourself with something that has caused bowel obstructions and stomach paralysis
Bernie Sanders wants to make this drug affordable for everyone, so everyone can have their colons removed
Lifetime sufferer until a little over two years ago.
ER and then a long recovery and eventually repaired.
There’s a reason the EU won’t clear those drugs for use in the EU.
She got off lucky. She still has her eyesight.
Chew well
Drink water
Eat fibre
Walk
Every day
I was wondering how long it would take for this type of thing to happen, Ozempic was never meant to be a weight loss drug, once that became known, the usage of Ozempic exploded, now the unintended consequences of overuse have started to arise.
In a couple of years or less, you will see endless TV ads over Ozempic use cause damage and to all a 1-800 number to get the damages you deserve.
I’m still seeing the Marine Corp. Camp Lejeune ads.
The doctor should have prescribed a diet.
I have diverticulitis. The doctor told me everyone gets it sooner or later. You just don’t know you have it until it gets infected.
My GI doc told me the drug simulates gastroparesis, a delay in the emptying of the stomach, which makes the person feel full sooner and thereby reduces caloric intake,
That guy’s gonna be like a one armed paper hanger when he gets in with Trump!
“So, she did lose weight?”
Yep, the typical colon weighs about 4 pounds. So, hey, that’s something. LOL.
Why do people jump on these things & then are shocked at all the severe side effects? Our neighbor did some kind of weight loss medication for awhile. She went off it & is now even bigger.
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